CVE-2015-0828

Mozilla: Double-free when using non-default memory allocators with a zero-length XHR (MFSA 2015-18)

Published Feb 25, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Double free vulnerability in the nsXMLHttpRequest::GetResponse function in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, when a nonstandard memory allocator is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted JavaScript code that makes an XMLHttpRequest call with zero bytes of data.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0841 Double free vulnerability in the nsXMLHttpRequest::GetResponse function in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, when a nonstandard memory allocator is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted JavaScript code that makes an XMLHttpRequest call with zero bytes of data.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 25, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 24, 2015, 12:00 AM